Draft Day Shenanigans (IV)

FireMorey · Post #921 » by **FireMorey** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:00 pm

Shams says Suns taking Fleming

ProcessDoctor · Post #922 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:03 pm

Damnit!

Negrodamus · Post #923 » by **Negrodamus** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:07 pm

Ace is actually the hero in my book. He stopped any chance of us wasting the pick on him.

kriss73 · Post #924 » by **kriss73** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:07 pm

So it would be:

PHO -> Fleming
BOS-> Raynaud (or Markovic)
CHA -> Kalkbrenner

I suppose Penda or Thiero for us

Mik317 · Post #925 » by **Mik317** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:09 pm

Morey is so lazy

( i don't care that much about Fleming just being silly lol)

ProcessDoctor · Post #926 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:12 pm

It feels like every move the Suns make is a win-now move. Like Ishbia can't see past the next 3 days. I don't understand how people like him can accumulate wealth.

zaz102 · Post #927 » by **zaz102** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:17 pm

Damn. Was hoping to Fleming. Oh well, still enough guys at #35 that will be worth taking a look at.

Now that I said that they'll probably trade the pick lol

ProcessDoctor · Post #928 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:20 pm

Kalkbrenner looks like a late career BroLo.

Post #929 » by **sixers hoops** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:22 pm

He would have been perfect low cost piece for us, but I don’t want to get involved in a sweepstakes for a second rounder lol

Kobblehead · Post #930 » by **Kobblehead** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:24 pm

If Fleming is gone, I'd go Noah Penda.

He's young and a big-bodied F with some defense and playmaking.

I don't want to take a 24 year old bigman with this pick.

stormi · Post #931 » by **stormi** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:33 pm

Mik317 wrote:Morey is so lazy

( i don't care that much about Fleming just being silly lol)

Negrodamus · Post #932 » by **Negrodamus** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:36 pm

Thiero feels like a classic Morey pick. Think it’ll be him if he’s available. He does want to get more athletic after all.

Iscull · Post #933 » by **Iscull** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:41 pm

I think it's gonna be Bogo. His length, shooting, and passing make it super intriguing at this stage.

We also need guys who are over 6'9. Currently we have three guys, two of which may play half their games.

Slacktard · Post #934 » by **Slacktard** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:45 pm

Are we sure they are keeping the pick and not selling it? You know. Harris had to spend like $500k on a Jayden Daniels rookie card a few weeks ago.

ProcessDoctor · Post #935 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:45 pm

Iscull wrote:I think it's gonna be Bogo. His length, shooting, and passing make it super intriguing at this stage.

We also need guys who are over 6'9. Currently we have three guys, two of which may play half their games.

Will he ever come over, though?

Post #936 » by **sixers hoops** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:47 pm

Negrodamus wrote:Thiero feels like a classic Morey pick. Think it’ll be him if he’s available. He does want to get more athletic after all.

I read he is a combo forward. Would he have the size to fill PF minutes?

Embiid P · Post #937 » by **Embiid P** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:47 pm

Mik317 wrote:Morey is so lazy

( i don't care that much about Fleming just being silly lol)

I think people in this town are just spoiled with Howie Roseman so they expect all of our GMs to be as aggressive as he is with trades. Morey just isn't that guy, unfortunately.

youngcrev · Post #938 » by **youngcrev** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:48 pm

sixers hoops wrote:
youngcrev wrote:
Stanford wrote:It was a great draft to get the third pick. We got VJ!

Agreed. The draft really fell off once you got past the 4th pick.

I don’t watch college hoops, but how would you rate the third pick value in this draft vs your third prospect in the 2023 and 2024 draft?

In which of the last three drafts do you see the best probability of getting a star at 3?

It doesn’t matter who was actually selected third, but judging by who was available when the pick was made?

That was just meant as a shot at Ace since he went 5th :lol:

I do like VJ and Kon more than the other guys that were considered in the same tier though (Ace/Tre).

I'd be lying if I said I was a huge college basketball guy outside of March. Mostly do a lot of cramming around draft time and am heavily influenced by the experts I like. Definitely would not value my opinion over some of the guys in this thread there are clearly deeper into it (Negrodamas, Kobble and 76ology)

But in my non-expert opinion... below average for what you'd expect out of a 3rd pick, at least from a star upside perspective.

2024 - you could argue he is as good of a prospect as anyone in that draft. Dumpster fire year to have a top pick.

2023 - probably 6th after the Thompson twins? You could maybe argue Ausar being the same tier. Wemby/Miller/Scoot/Amen were clear better prospects IMO.

I've got a lot of faith in VJ being a good player. His athleticism/skill set/work ethic feels pretty can't miss in terms of making an impact. I just don't have a ton of belief in him as franchise player type talent. But I don't believe in anyone outside of Flagg/Harper being that.

Mik317 · Post #939 » by **Mik317** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:57 pm

Embiid P wrote:
Mik317 wrote:Morey is so lazy

( i don't care that much about Fleming just being silly lol)

I think people in this town are just spoiled with Howie Roseman so they expect all of our GMs to be as aggressive as he is with trades. Morey just isn't that guy, unfortunately.

which sucks because like Nurse being this mad scientist, Morey was supposed to be this insane deal maker based off of his rep lol

Jailblazers7 · Post #940 » by **Jailblazers7** » Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:58 pm

I’d rather have good drafter Morey than crazy trader Morey lol